CHAPTERS ANNUAL REPORT - US Green Building Council

CHAPTERS ANNUAL REPORT ANALYSISTable 3.8: 2012 Chapter PartnershipsPartnersChaptersBuilding trades 70%Young professionals 51%Community/neighborhood 45%Students 43%Membership service organizations 29%Chamber of Commerce 23%New/underrepresented sectors 22%have also moved into local engagement in theircommunities and neighborhoods (45%). Significantopportunities exist for chapters to engage new anddiverse audiences including minorities, Chambersof Commerce, military/veteran and serviceorganizations (like the Rotarians) to leverage theseexisting networks of ready volunteers, communityactivists and donors. Most chapters have not evenstarted to engage these partners (engagementranges from 3% - 23%).In order to reach the targets specified in Table3.8, chapters engaged with a wide variety oforganizations. Table 3.9 below details specificallywhich groups and organizations chapters engagedwith in 2012 to reach their target audiences.Social service organizations 16%Low income people and communities 14%Convention/visitor bureaus 14%Under and unemployed people 12%Minority populations 9%Veterans 9%Sports authorities 6%Communities of faith 4%People with disabilities 3%As shown in the table above, most chaptersare strongly invested in the building trades andtheir supporting sectors. Students and youngprofessional are also in active partnerships withalmost half of the chapter network. More chapters2012 CHAPTERS ANNUAL REPORT | 28